Intel Bloomfield LGA1366 Mainboard

**Hawkeye4077** · 03-19-2008, 11:36 PM

No 4 or 8 pin connector other than the molex near the first PCIe slot..
speaking of which that PCIe x4 is kinda funny its open ended AND has a clip to hook in a video card i guess ... interesting

**Movieman** · 03-19-2008, 11:41 PM

Originally Posted by Hawkeye4077

No 4 or 8 pin connector other than the molex near the first PCIe slot..
speaking of which that PCIe x4 is kinda funny its open ended AND has a clip to hook in a video card i guess ... interesting

And where is the 24 pin? Am I missing it???

**Ashraf** · 03-19-2008, 11:41 PM

Originally Posted by Movieman

Hey, didn't you all notice??
They screwed up..
Forgot one of the cpu sockets!

No, that'll be LGA1567 which is a server board.

**LordEC911** · 03-19-2008, 11:43 PM

Is that the 8pin CPU connector in the middle of the motherboard?
I like the layout of all the fan headers though.

Originally Posted by Movieman

And where is the 24 pin? Am I missing it???

Probably just missing it. It is to the right of the DIMM slots.

**Movieman** · 03-19-2008, 11:43 PM

Originally Posted by Ashraf

No, that'll be LGA1567 which is a server board.

I know. I was just making a funny..

**Ashraf** · 03-19-2008, 11:44 PM

Originally Posted by Movieman

I know. I was just making a funny..

Ah, I thought you'd go crazy if you didn't see two sockets soon.

**Blauhung** · 03-19-2008, 11:48 PM

Keep in mind that this is a pre production board for validation and bios refinement purposes only.

but for your missing power connectors.

**saaya** · 03-20-2008, 12:11 AM

4 memory slots?

**Movieman** · 03-20-2008, 12:13 AM

Originally Posted by Blauhung

Keep in mind that this is a pre production board for validation and bios refinement purposes only.

but for your missing power connectors.

Thanks pal, knew you'd come to the rescue!

Originally Posted by saaya

4 memory slots?

Three and an "extra"..for added memory only..

**Shintai** · 03-20-2008, 12:50 AM

Originally Posted by virtualrain

Is there still a NB needed? Why not just a SB like on AMD K8 platforms?

Why only 6 slots? Seems like the VRM stuff is consuming way too much real-estate.

I'm liking the sounds of running tri-channel 3x2GB of DDR3! Will the on-die MCH run 1T?

It's funny but the Nahelem stuff is like a trip back in time to K8 days.

Bloomsfield is actually just like AMD. Need a Northbridge and Southbridge.
Northbridge for a PCIe controller.

All other Nehalem versions wont have a Northbridge tho, since they got ondie PCIe.

**shiznit93** · 03-20-2008, 01:00 AM

Let us hope for cheap lga1336 xeons (got a feeling the highend desktop one will be EE), this thing looks wicked! That is some heavy duty power system, do I count 12 mosfets? I always liked this layout the best, reminds me of my old DFI NF4U.

Btw, there is also a molex power connector under the rear I/O panel.

**dexman** · 03-20-2008, 01:41 AM

so what chipset is it gonna be for desktop nehalems?

**Shintai** · 03-20-2008, 01:46 AM

Originally Posted by dexman

so what chipset is it gonna be for desktop nehalems?

Just the Ibexpeak southbridge.

**largon** · 03-20-2008, 02:05 AM

So does Bloomfield equate to Extreme Edition and UP/DP servers that costs 1k$ per CPU or will there be performance-line of Bloomfield CPUs comparable to 6000 -series Conroes/Kentsfields?

**Origin_Unknown** · 03-20-2008, 02:12 AM

looks nice .... intel should of made it black

**Nedjo** · 03-20-2008, 02:38 AM

Originally Posted by Shintai

Bloomsfield is actually just like AMD. Need a Northbridge and Southbridge.
Northbridge for a PCIe controller.

All other Nehalem versions wont have a Northbridge tho, since they got ondie PCIe.

in all the recent pictures of Nehalem die I haven't seen any PCIe links...

And you're making mistake calling the AMD chipsets NB+SB combo! If you want to be precise it's a combo of PCIe "Tunnel" and I/O controller!

NB by definition must have mem ctr. to bi called "bridge", 'cos it function is tu bridge "roads" from memory, and I/O controller with the "road" to the CPU it self (BUS)

**Shintai** · 03-20-2008, 02:56 AM

Originally Posted by Nedjo

in all the recent pictures of Nehalem die I haven't seen any PCIe links...

And you're making mistake calling the AMD chipsets NB+SB combo! If you want to be precise it's a combo of PCIe "Tunnel" and I/O controller!

NB by definition must have mem ctr. to bi called "bridge", 'cos it function is tu bridge "roads" from memory, and I/O controller with the "road" to the CPU it self (BUS)

Maybe because you have only seen server/extreme? Desktop is Q1 2009 first.
Also HKEPC already shown boards without a northbridge.

Your "noise" about the northbridge is just as useful as talking native quad vs quad. Northbridge is used for the primary chip, and usually in "top". And southbridge for the lowend. If you want to stick to schemantics, both south and northbridge is an invalid terms years ago.

PCie is what takes up the main part and also power consumption.

**Anemone** · 03-20-2008, 03:18 AM

Black may come when it's no longer a reference board.

4 memory slots seems unbalanced, but then so does 3 memory channels since I'm used to seeing things in pairs. Yes I realize there are just new things to get used to.

I don't know why they'd worry much about 4 heatsink mounting holes on the NB, since without the memory controller in it, the heat output is likely to be far less than current NB's. I like the 4 anyway, don't get me wrong, it's nice on an enthusiast board, but people should be aware that the heat characteristics of these boards is going to be different from the past as well.

I would have thought that they'd begin to consider either 7 slot designs, or at least 7 slot spacing with an automatic "empty" slot alongside the first x16 slot. It's becoming the "norm" that gpu's take at least the next slot up from the x16, even on air, and I would have guessed that an "enthusiast" board would acknowledge that. Aren't there a few 7 slot board designs around?

Interesting pics, nonetheless. Movieman is having visions of dual slot goodness I'm sure

**BulldogPO** · 03-20-2008, 04:53 AM

We need more photos

**STaRGaZeR** · 03-20-2008, 05:50 AM

The board is fugly, and I don't like RAM placement AT ALL...

**ownage** · 03-20-2008, 06:01 AM

Who cares if it is fugly? This board is probably just for testing, and even when it will hit retail, it won't be an expensive high-end board. The important thing is they can show us socket 1366 and the made progress. When should socket 1366 or Bloomfield be launched?

**Bobsama** · 03-20-2008, 06:23 AM

I hope we can get some LGA775 heatsinks compatible--did I count correctly? Those 12 mounting holes at various places... looks like it may be LGA775 compatible or something. I'll check it out with scales later today.
Recount: 10?

**Blauhung** · 03-20-2008, 08:25 AM

Originally Posted by Nedjo

in all the recent pictures of Nehalem die I haven't seen any PCIe links...

thats because the mainstream versions are based on the same core, but seperate and unique designs that require their own tapeouts. you have not seen any die shots of them yet

**s0lid** · 03-20-2008, 09:40 AM

Yay now it's possible to remove cpu locking mechanism for better insulating when Oc w Ln2

**Movieman** · 03-20-2008, 09:49 AM

Originally Posted by s0lid

Yay now it's possible to remove cpu locking mechanism for better insulating when Oc w Ln2

I was wondering how long it would be before one of you guys noticed that.
Saw that last night, looks like those hex nuts go through to the mounting plate in the back..

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